Solons' Pay Not Affected By Amendment
Austin Rep. Harry N. Graves said a pending constitutional amendment on compensation of local and district officials would keep legislators at the present ten dollars per day. Gov. Allred agreed, noting court review could test any attempt to set full-time salaries. Graves cited Capers v. Cole to show courts can look behind legislative declarations of intent.
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Austin
Harry N. Graves
Georgetown
James V. Allred
Rep. Graves
Rep
D. M. Harris
Archer County
$15 000 000 Lost In Steel Strike
CHICAGO The steel strike in its first five weeks has cost an estimated 15 million dollars in losses with wage reductions totaling over 2.5 million in Chicago alone. Some 22 000 workers in the district have suffered wage losses as negotiations with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee continue while firms resist signed contracts.
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Chicago
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
SWOC
General Motors
Marine Corps Seeks Men for July Enlistment in Dallas
The United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Dallas invites white men ages 18 to 30, 64 to 74 inches tall, in good health and character, to enlist with unlimited openings during July. Major Peter Canachy leads, highlighting training, schooling, and travel opportunities, with paths to aviation, radio, clerical work, and Marine Institute education. A separate note describes a 10 foot pneumatic tire system used by an oil company for land or water prospecting along the Louisiana coast.
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United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Allen Building
Dallas
Texas
Peter Canachy
Marine Corps
Marine Corps Institute
Louisiana
Empty Little Shoes by Frank Fuis Jr
Poem reflects on neglected child shoes representing daily efforts. The speaker laments the fate of loyal toys turned wearied by duty. Images of roaming adventures fade as small shoes lie unused, awaiting oblivion, while honoring the toil of humbler days.
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Frank Fuis Jr
Count de Tour The Scandinavian In California Car Test
Count de Tour arrives in California praising his car's endurance on the trip. The exchange riffs on road quality with a jokey jab at a French road builder, contrasting praise for Lincoln as a great engineer and critique of De Tour as a road builder.
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California
Hans
Guy Lincoln
de Tour
Here’s Where U S Workers' Raise Will Go
A 10 percent wage rise would not mainly feed families but go to housing, clothing, home goods, transportation, and personal care. Medical costs vary sharply. older patterns show debt for low earners and savings for higher earners. Independent professionals top among earners in spending allocation.
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Denver
United States
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
A. D. H. Kaplan
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Kaplan
Farmers May Get 3 500 000 By Decision
The U S Court of Appeals ruled that 100000 cotton producers are entitled to more than 3500000 in refunds for cotton tax exemption certificates bought under the repealed Bankhead act. The decision holds farmers were coerced to buy certificates under threat of confiscatory tax amid the act’s repeal after the agricultural adjustment act was deemed unconstitutional. The suit named Ernest L Deal and government officials. The Bankhead act, enacted to stabilize cotton and fund benefits, applied to 1934 1935 with a 25 per bale tax on over quota production.
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Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Alabama
Mississippi
Ernest L. Deal
Wallace
W. A. Julian
United States
Payne
Davis
AAA
Fourth John Rockefeller born with longer life legacy
New York report notes the fourth John Rockefeller entered life during a period of rising life expectancy due to public health advances and science. From 1839 birth, average male life expectancy grew from 38.3 to about 60.86 years by the time of his birth, aided by Rockefeller wealth and modern progress. A closing line advertises office supplies for sale.
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New York
John Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Rockefeller
Inoculation of Legumes with Nitrogen Cultures Gains Hike
Texas agronomist E A Miller reports a surge in inoculated legumes with 65 000 acres treated in 1936 up from 12 000 in 1935 and an anticipated 84 000 acres in 1937. Cultures boost soil nitrogen. fresh inoculation proves more effective than residual bacteria, and costs are low. Farmers are advised to inoculate all legumes at planting.
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College Station
Texas
E. A. Miller
Texas Extension Service
Miller
No New Help Wanted in Quatrain Exchange Tale
A brief local exchange depicts a stubborn town job scene where Casey asks about work and a resident replies that locals deny new workers opportunities until they have long standing tenure in the town. The dialogue highlights resistance to newcomers and the friction in employment access.
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Casey
Overlooked Boss Card Shocks Clerk in Salary Joke
A street cartoon caption shows a clerk asking to use a phone with a punchline about his wife instructing him to demand a raise. The boss asks what he wants, and the clerk replies with a humorous, understated plea for a salary increase. The exchange lampshades workplace dynamics with a domestic twist.
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